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This is a list of the heaviest people who have been weighed and verified, living and dead. The list is organised by the peak weight reached by an individual and is limited to those who are over 440 kg (970 lb; 69 st 4 lb).

Heaviest people ever recorded

  Living   Dead

Name Country Sex Peak weight Height Peak BMI kg/m2 Notes Lifespan (age at death)
kg lb st
Jon Brower Minnoch  United States M 650 kg 1,430 lb 102 st 5 lb 1.85 m
6 ft 1 in 		186 Largest ever documented weight loss, of 419 kg (924 lb; 66 st),[1] until Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari surpassed the record in 2017. 1941–1983 (41)
Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari[2]  Saudi Arabia M 620 kg 1,370 lb 97 st 9 lb 1.73 m
5 ft 8 in 		204 In November 2017, Al Arabiya reported that he had lost 542 kg (1,195 lb; 85 st 5 lb) and now weighed 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st).[3] 1991
Manuel Uribe[4]  Mexico M 610 kg 1,340 lb 96 st 1 lb 1.96 m
6 ft 5 in 		175 After world-wide media attention in 2006, he lost over 225 kg (496 lb; 35 st 6 lb) in a two-year period.[5] 1965–2014 (48)
Juan Pedro Franco  Mexico M 608 kg 1,340 lb 95 st 10 lb Peak weight measured in October 2016. Reduced 345 kg (761 lb; 54 st 5 lb) by February 2018.[6] 1985
Robert Butler[7]  United States M 544 kg 1,200 lb 85 st 9 lb In 2006 he was 408 kg (899 lb; 64 st 3 lb), reached peak weight in 2015, the year of his death.[8] 1972–2015 (43)
Walter Hudson  United States M 543 kg 1,197 lb 85 st 7 lb 1.78 m
5 ft 10 in 		171 Had the largest waist ever in circumference at 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m). 1944–1991 (47)
Carol Yager  United States F 539.5 kg 1,189 lb 84 st 13 lb 1.70 m
5 ft 7 in 		186 Heaviest woman ever recorded. Peak weight of 727 kg (1,603 lb; 114 st 7 lb) (Disputed). Confirmed weight of 539.5 kg (1,189 lb; 84 st 13 lb)[9] Lost 236 kg (520 lb; 37 st 2 lb) in three months on a 1,200 kcal per day diet.[10] 1960–1994 (34)
Francis John Lang (Michael Walker)[11][12]  United States M 538 kg 1,186 lb 84 st 10 lb 1.88 m
6 ft 2 in 		152 In 1980, he weighed 167 kg (368 lb; 26 st 4 lb).[13] 1934–1982 (48)
Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty  Egypt F 500 kg 1,100 lb 78 st 10 lb 1.40 m
4 ft 7 in 		251.1 Second heaviest woman in history. Before her death, she lost around 325 kg (717 lb; 51 st 3 lb) in weight-loss treatment.[14] 1980–2017 (37)
Michael Hebranko  United States M 499 kg 1,100 lb 78 st 8 lb 1.83 m
6 ft 0 in 		149 1953–2013 (60)
Patrick Deuel[15]  United States M 486 kg 1,071 lb 76 st 7 lb 1.70 m
5 ft 7 in 		168 1962–2016 (54)
Robert Earl Hughes  United States M 485 kg 1,069 lb 76 st 5 lb 1.84 m
6 ft 0 in 		143 Heaviest human to be able to walk 1926–1958 (32)
Rosalie Bradford  United States F 477 kg 1,052 lb 75 st 2 lb 1.68 m
5 ft 6 in 		169 Holds the Guinness World Record for most weight lost by a woman, 349 kg (769 lb; 54 st 13 lb).[citation needed] 1943–2006 (63)
Mills Darden  United States M 476 kg 1,049 lb 74 st 13 lb 2.29 m
7 ft 6 in 		88 1798–1857 (58)
Mayra Rosales  United States F 470 kg 1,040 lb 74 st 0 lb 1.60 m
5 ft 3 in 		184 As of 2013, had lost an estimated 363 kg (800 lb; 57 st 2 lb).[16][17] 1980–2024 (43)
Kenneth Brumley[18]  United States M 468 kg 1,032 lb 73 st 10 lb 1968
Andre Nasr[19][20]  Australia M 468 kg 1,032 lb 73 st 10 lb 1980
Mike Parteleno[12]  United States M 464 kg 1,023 lb 73 st 1 lb 1.90 m
6 ft 3 in 		129 1957–2003 (45)
Carol Haffner[21]  United States M 464 kg 1,023 lb 73 st 1 lb 1936–1995 (59)
Sean Milliken  United States M 455 kg 1,003 lb 71 st 9 lb Featured on the TV show My 600-lb Life.[22] 1989–2019 (29)
Catrina Raiford[23]  United States F 454 kg 1,000 lb 71 st 7 lb 1.57 m
5 ft 2 in 		184 1977
Sylvanus Smith[24]  United States M 454 kg 1,000 lb 71 st 7 lb 1.89 m
6 ft 2 in 		127 1940–1995 (54)
David Ron High[25][12]  United States M 454 kg 1,000 lb 71 st 7 lb 1.78 m
5 ft 10 in 		143 1953–1996 (43)
Michael Edelman  United States M 451 kg 994 lb 71 st 0 lb 1964–1992 (28)
José Luis Garza[26]  Mexico M 449 kg 990 lb 70 st 10 lb 1961–2008 (47)
Paul Jonathan Mason[27][28]  United Kingdom M 445 kg 981 lb 70 st 1 lb 1.93 m
6 ft 4 in 		119 In 2014 weighed 140 kg (310 lb; 22 st 1 lb), a total weight loss of 304 kg (670 lb; 47 st 12 lb).[29] 1960
Keith Martin[30][31]  United Kingdom M 445 kg 981 lb 70 st 1 lb 1.69 m
5 ft 7 in 		155 1970–2014 (44)
Denny Welch[12][32]  United States M 444 kg 979 lb 69 st 13 lb 1960–1998 (37)
Andrés Moreno  Mexico M 444 kg 979 lb 69 st 13 lb Died on Christmas Day, 2015, due to his morbid obesity. 1977–2015 (38)
Samantha Mason  United States F 442 kg 974 lb 69 st 8 lb Featured on the TV show My 600-lb Life. Has since dropped to 496 lb (225 kg; 35 st 6 lb).[33] 1985

See also

References

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